#4d9bc4

Color #4d9bc4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.93 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4d9bc4

RGB

rgb(77, 155, 196)

HSL

hsl(200.7, 50.2%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.7, 60.7%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.7%, 20.9%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(60.78, -11.72, -28.34)

LCH

lch(60.78, 30.67, 247.53)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.0981, 233.96)

HWB

hwb(200.7, 30.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4764d

Analogous

#4dc4b1

#4d9bc4

#4d5fc4

Triadic

#4d9bc4

#c44d9b

#9bc44d

Split-complementary

#4d9bc4

#c44d5f

#c4b14d

Tetradic

#4d9bc4

#764dc4

#c4764d

#9bc44d

Square

#4d9bc4

#b14dc4

#c4764d

#5fc44d

Shades

Color #4d9bc4 mixed toward black.

#3983ab

#2d6989

#224f66

#173544

#0b1a22

Tints

Color #4d9bc4 mixed toward white.

#6bacce

#88bcd8

#a6cde1

#c4deeb

#e1eef5

Tones

Color #4d9bc4 mixed toward gray.

#5798ba

#6195b0

#6b92a6

#758f9c

#7f8c92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7778bb · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#726cb9 · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#53b4b2 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4d9bc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4d9bc4]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#4d9bc4 (#4d9bc4) is rgb(77, 155, 196) in RGB.

No, #4d9bc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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